Montreal Canadiens @ Tampa Bay Lightning

16-18-4, 7-11-1 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Canadiens MTL	0	1	0	1
Lightning TB	0	1	2	3

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

27-7-2, 16-2-1 Home

Stamkos leads surging Lightning past Canadiens 3-1

Steven Stamkos scored twice, and the NHL-leading Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 Thursday night for their 10th win in 11 games.

Dec 29, 2017, 04:03 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Canadiens	0	1	0	1
	Lightning	0	1	2	3

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			MTL	TB
3:40		Brendan Gallagher (15) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Charles Hudon (11), Joe Morrow (4)	1	0
19:48		Steven Stamkos (14) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nikita Kucherov (28), Victor Hedman (22)	1	1

3rd Period			MTL	TB
0:30		Brayden Point (15) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tyler Johnson (17), Ondrej Palat (15)	1	2
4:45		Steven Stamkos (15) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Vladislav Namestnikov (17), Ondrej Palat (16)	1	3

CANADIENS

LIGHTNING

Regular Season Series

TB leads 1-0

Canadiens
1
Lightning
3

Game 1

29/12

Lightning
1
Canadiens
2

Game 2

5/1

Lightning
4
Canadiens
3

Game 3

25/2

Canadiens
2
Lightning
3

Game 4

10/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	21	13	3	45
Montreal	19	12	5	43
Tampa Bay	19	13	3	41
Boston	20	16	1	41
Florida	19	14	2	40
Ottawa	18	13	4	40
Buffalo	17	14	4	38
Toronto	15	15	5	35

Toronto Maple Leafs fire assistant coach Marc Savard

The underperforming Toronto Maple Leafs fired assistant coach Marc Savard on Monday, the club announced in a statement, following a weekend in which the team dropped two games in two days, falling to second to last place in the Eastern Conference.

Predators hope Saban brings championship experience to team

Nick Saban, the Predator's new minority owner, said he will be involved in the organization as much or as chariman Bill Haslam wants.

Kraken's Brandon Montour (hand) on IR, out at least 4 weeks

Kraken defenseman Brandon Montour, who has missed Seattle's last two games, has been placed on injured reserve and will be out at least four weeks after undergoing hand surgery.

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Montreal Canadiens @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Stars of the Game

Steven StamkosC - TB

Brayden PointC - TB

Nikita KucherovRW - TB

Game Information

Stamkos leads surging Lightning past Canadiens 3-1

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

TB leads 1-0

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Toronto Maple Leafs fire assistant coach Marc Savard

Predators hope Saban brings championship experience to team

Kraken's Brandon Montour (hand) on IR, out at least 4 weeks